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Meat Loaf is an American musician and performer with a net worth of $25 million dollars. An performer along with musician, Meat Loaf has released eleven studio albums and appeared in more than 50 movies. His record, “Bat Out of Hell”, continues to sell well 30 years after its release. All the three is a masterpiece of main songwriter/nemesis Jim Steinman, who filled their lyrics with earsplitting tributes to everlasting love as well as the glories of youth.

Meat Loaf Net Worth $25 Million Dollars

The trilogy, which surpluses with overwrought romanticism of classic rock, still sells an estimated 200,000 copies per annum and is believed to be among the best selling records of all time. Nevertheless, he’s kept his iconic standing all over Europe, irrespective of his sickness and drug abuse that worked against him from time to time. Along with his music career, Meat Loaf also carved out a display career appearing in more than 50 films and television shows. Usually playing himself or characters close to his onstage character, Loaf ‘s most remarkable parts are as Eddie in the American premier of The Rocky Horror Show and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, in addition to playing Robert “Bob” Paulson in Fight Club.

Interesting Facts

He was acknowledged as a Distinguished Alumni by the Thomas Jefferson High School Alumni Association on March 6th, 2015. He visited the campus to receive the reward presented by Robert Wilonsky, a previous recipient of the same award.

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His favorite place to play concerts is Ireland.

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Prepared for the release of the eagerly anticipated Bat Out Of Hell III (release date Halloween, 31-Oct-2006) and its accompanying world tour. [August 2006]

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Toured the UK until early January. [December 2003]

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Finished off his promo tour for his new album and planned the first leg of his world tour. [May 2003]

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Is the host of an original game show in DirecTV call Rock and a Hard Place. The show pits teams composed of musicians/groups playing various games to raise monies for charities. [March 2008]

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Father-in-law of Scott Ian.

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Inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame on March 8, 2012 in Austin, Tx.

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Mentioned on the Celebrity Apprentice that he has suffered 18 concussions and a fractured skull over his lifetime. [May 2011]

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When President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, he was taken to Parkland Memorial Hospital. Meat and some friends were at the hospital when the limo arrived and witnessed Jackie being taken in to the hospital.

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Despite being known as a singer, Meat Loaf has only sung in two films - The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) and Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006). The reason for this is because he wanted to be taken seriously as an actor and not get typecast into singing roles.

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Received a fan letter from a Swedish fan named Jerker, which has been widely regarded as the greatest joke ever in the Swedish fan base with the phrase: "Don't let your meat loaf, jerker!".

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Lived in Freeland, Michigan for a few years with a family.

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When he first started rehearsals for the stage version of The Rocky Horror Show neither he nor the rest of the cast were aware of the sexual content of the play. It was only relatively late into the rehearsal stage that they found out, when Tim Curry (whom they had never met, he had been brought over from the London production) turned up on stage in full Frank-N-Furter costume and make-up singing "Sweet Transvestite." It was then that they realized what the show was really about. Meat Loaf walked out of the rehearsals and refused to do the show, but was talked into doing one performance to see how it went. When he saw how much the audience loved the show he agreed to stay on for the entire run.

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In addition to songs from his own albums, his concerts usually include the song "Hot Patootie", which he sang as Eddie in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975).

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Was a vegetarian for 15 years but then decided to eat meat. His favorite meat is pork chops.

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Admits to being a fantasy sports junkie.

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Performed at the Australian NRL grand final on 5 October, 2003.

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Went to Thomas Jefferson High School in Dallas, Texas.

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Was the producers' second choice to play "Bluto" in Animal House (1978) if John Belushi was unavailable.

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17 November 2003 - Collapsed whilst performing on stage in London. Doctors said it was Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome is a syndrome of pre-excitation of the ventricles of the heart due to an accessory pathway known as the Bundle of Kent. This accessory pathway is an abnormal electrical communication from the atria to the ventricles.

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Father, with Leslie Aday, of two daughters: Pearl Aday and Amanda Aday.

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Won a Grammy for the song "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)"

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Daughter Pearl Aday is a back-up singer with his band.

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Was starring Off-Off Broadway in Paul Foster and John Braden's "Silver Queen" at La Mama E.T.C. when he was offered the role of "Eddie" in the American stage premiere of "The Rocky Horror Show". He had to leave "Silver Queen" a week before closing. His role was taken over by "Silver Queen's" director Robert Patrick, who had to wrap Meat Loaf's costume's trousers around him twice.

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Has played in two movies with Richard O'Brien, The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), and Spice World (1997).

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He was offered lead vocalist position in the rock band Foreigner, but wanted to stay with Jim Steinman.

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Had a massive standing ovation at the CBS convention in New Orleans in 1977-78

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According to the Encyclopedia of Rock Stars, Meat Loaf began a Slim Fast plan in 1990 and lost 84 pounds. This made him $1,000,000 richer

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Only single to chart in the United States for Meat Loaf in the 1980s was "I'm Gonna Love Her For Both Of Us" which peaked at #84 (He charted in the UK 4 times: in 1981 with Cher for "Dead Ringer for Love" (reaching #5), in 1983 for "Midnight at the Lost and Found" (#17), in 1984 for "Modern Girl" (#17) and in 1986 with John Parr for "Rock 'N' Roll Mercenaries" (#31)).

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Despite his famous moniker, Marvin doesn't like to eat meatloaf.

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Made a very special appearance in Ann Magnuson's Cinemax comedy movie special Vandemonium Plus (1987) - he played Steve The Piglet.

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Was offered the title role in "Phantom Of The Opera" but turned it down

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His first obscure single with local Michigan band Popcorn Blizzard, "Hello/Once Upon A Time" sold 5,000 copies!

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His dent in the 90s music scene with "Bat Out Of Hell 2: Back Into Hell" went all the way to number one and with over 20,000,000 copies sold worldwide. It is considered one of the biggest musical comebacks in music history.

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His movies Blacktop (2000) & Trapped (2001) and his special appearances in TV series Lightning Force (1991), The Outer Limits (1995), John Doe (2002) & Masters of Horror (2005) were all filmed in Vancouver, B.C., Canada.

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According to "The Guiness Book Of World Records 2000" Meat Loaf's "Bat Out Of Hell" is the biggest selling album in the UK ever.

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His 1970s album, 'Bat out of Hell', is the third highest selling album of all time, with an estimated 30,000,000 copies sold worldwide. It spent over 470 weeks in the UK charts - an all-time record.

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Well known as a singer. His song "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" was a major hit in the late 70s. The album from which this song came was also a top seller as well.

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Has had 17 concussions.

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Fell off the stage and broke his leg during a concert at Toronto in 1978 - he finished the tour in a wheelchair.

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Played 300 soldout concerts between 1987-1991.

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Occasionally hosts VH1 show The List (1999).

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Has told numerous contradictory "official" stories of how he got his stage name.

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Is diabetic.

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Owns a production company called Yellow Rose, Inc. with actor Brett Cullen.

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Got his start in show business in a traveling stage production of the infamous play, "Hair".

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Trademarks

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Carries a red hanky on stage

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Quotes

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In the early 1980s, I got into a war with my management - they just kept on suing me and I lost everything. So I had to go out on tour to make sure the electricity stayed on.

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It's like people call me a rock star or this or that. And I go, 'Don't call me that. I don't think of myself in those terms. If you have to call me anything, call me a chameleon.

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There was a band in Australia named Midnight Oil, and they were a very, very political, and they literally hit you over the head with a hammer. U2 sometimes can hit you over the head with a rubber hammer.

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You know, people think I named myself Meat Loaf, even though I didn't. And they think anyone who would name himself Meat Loaf couldn't have an IQ higher than four.

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When I do film, I really take on roles and I take on characters.

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When your name is on the marquee, you either get the glory or you get the hits.

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A lot of actors, they know the camera's there, and if somebody moves around or makes noise or whatever then they get all distracted, but I pretty much lock in. You can't distract me too much.

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For the past 32 years, I've done nothing outside the entertainment business. I've had some real highs and some real lows, but I love the work so much that I never once thought of quitting.

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I'm asthmatic. I was a lot bigger back then, and I still get winded on stage today. But I've learned how to pace it now. I have musical breaks in there.

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Just ask anybody who is getting old - everything starts hurting. For me, it's my shoulders, thumbs, knees and feet.

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My gigs are built on improvisation: I go out there and I'm like the Energizer bunny.

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My life's far too complicated to be summed up in one song. It would take 20 just to represent one single day.

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The day that I ever become hip... please shoot me and put me outta my misery!

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There's no explanation for success. Success just comes out of life.

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Rock n' Roll came from the slaves singing gospel in the fields. Their lives were hell and they used music to lift out of it, to take them away. That's what rock n' roll should do - take you to a better place.

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I never fit in. I am a true alternative. And I love being the outcast. That's my role in life, to be an outcast.

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As most people know, I am a vampire, so I have no reflection. Every day, I paste a picture of someone else on the mirror.

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'Hell in a Handbasket' is not dealing with the political nature of the country. It's dealing with the humanity and the compassion of the world.

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I'm an actor. I started as an actor. I started on Broadway doing 'Hair' and Shakespeare in the Park.

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Rock and roll is about getting free beer and getting laid.

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[asked in 2003 interview whether he was born in 1947 or 1951] 1951. I have it on my passport and driving license. [I said 1947 in my autobiography] because I just wanted to maintain a constant lie. I was born in 1951 but see what a great thing it is, because everybody asks me? And I can keep it up--I can tell you I was born in 1952. Names and ages piss me off. So I just continually lie.

Video performer: "All Revved Up With No Place To Go", "Paradise By The Dashboard Light", "You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth", "Out Of The Frying Pan And Into The Fire", "Life Is A Lemon And I Want My Money Back", "I'd Do Anything For Love", "Objects In The Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are", "Rock & Roll Dreams Come Through", "The Monster Is Loose", "Bad For Good", "If It Ain't Broke Break It", "Blind As A Bat", "Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad", "Bat Out Of Hell", "It's All Com

Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise

2007

Documentary performer: "Gimme Shelter", "You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth", "Seize The Night", "If It Ain't Broke Break It", "Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad", "It's All Coming Back To Me Now", "I Would Do Anything For Love But I Won't Do That", "All Revved Up With No Place To Go", "Paradise By The Dashboard Light", "Gloria", "In Excelsis Deo", "Bad For Good", "Out Of The Frying Pan And Into The Fire", "Cry Over Me", "Bat Out Of Hell"

Skins

2007

TV Series performer - 1 episode

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

2006

performer: "Kickapoo"

Cold Case

2005

TV Series performer - 1 episode

Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live

2005

TV Movie documentary performer: "No Place to Go"

That '70s Show

1999

TV Series performer - 1 episode

VH1 Storytellers

1998

TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode

Top of the Pops

1979-1996

TV Series performer - 3 episodes

Die Harald Schmidt Show

1995

TV Series performer - 1 episode

Meat Loaf: Bat Out of Hell II - Picture Show

1994

Video performer: "I'd Do Anything For Love But I Won't Do That", "Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through", "Life Is A Lemon And I Want My Money Back", "Objects In The Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are", "Paradise By The Dashboard Light"

The Neverending Story III

1994

performer: "Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back"

The Brit Awards 1994

1994

TV Special performer: "I'd Do Anything For Love But I Won't Do That"

Leap of Faith

1992

performer: "Paradise by the Dashboard Light"

Meat Loaf: Hits Out of Hell

1991

Video performer: "Bat Out Of Hell", "Read 'Em And Weep", "Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad", "Razor's Edge", "More Than You Deserve", "I'm Gonna Love Her For Both Of Us", "If You Really Want To", "You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth Hot Summer Night", "Paradise By The Dashboard Light" / writer: "Razor's Edge"